Port Arthur, C, Ontario (1911 census)
Port Arthur, C was a city in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 11,220. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7230482. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.456°N, 89.514°W.
Population
In 1911, Port Arthur, C had a population of 11,220: 440 male and 302 female residents. Population density was 12.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 11,220 |
| 1921 | 14,886 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Port Arthur, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 39,593 area in acres, 11,220 total population, 440 males in the population, 302 females in the population, 294 single (never-married) males, 173 single (never-married) females, 162 families, 133 married males, 127 married females, 61.86 area in square miles, 12.48 population per square mile, 12 widowed males, 2 widowed females, 1 males with marital status not given. 504 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 3,425 persons of British origin (English), 1,934 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 1,604 persons of British origin (Irish), 1,421 persons of Russian origin, 708 persons of French origin, 512 persons of Polish origin, 472 persons of Italian origin, 413 persons of Scandinavian origin, 305 persons of German origin, 101 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 77 persons of Greek origin, 40 persons of British origin (other), 39 persons of Chinese origin, 28 persons of Dutch origin, 19 persons of Swiss origin, 3 persons of Belgian origin. 76 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). 3 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. 3 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 2,808 Roman Catholics, 2,263 Anglicans (Church of England), 2,107 Presbyterians, 1,758 Lutherans, 1,490 Methodists, 459 Baptists, 102 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 92 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 76 Jews, 37 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 24 Salvation Army adherents, 16 Congregationalists, 9 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 7 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 1 Brethren, 1 Disciples of Christ. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.) The 1911 enumerator also recorded 4 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Pagans"; primarily applied to Indigenous adherents of traditional spiritual practices. The label reflects period Christian-normative framing and is preserved as the historical source category. — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 160 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON123054— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON147037— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7230482
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Arthur,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Arthur_(Ontario)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1911 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Port Arthur, C, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/port-arthur-c-on123054-1911/.